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No Vision Zero Specifics in Proposed NYPD Budget

By Brad Aaron | Mar 26, 2014 | 24 Comments

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton says NYPD is committed to Vision Zero, but the initiative to eliminate traffic deaths is not mentioned in the department’s proposed budget, and it’s not clear how the resources Bratton plans to dedicate to its implementation will be adequate to significantly reduce motorist violence. “Safer streets must also mean safer roadways for pedestrians, bicyclists, […]

Ignizio Bill Would Turn Pedestrian Timers Into Countdown Clocks for Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2014 | 28 Comments

City Council Member Vincent Ignizio has another red light camera bill — one that seems to be a variation on a failed bill from six years ago. In addition to a bill that would require DOT to post warning signs where red light cameras are stationed, Ignizio last month introduced legislation that would mandate pedestrian countdown signals […]

TLC Tells City Council It’s Looking to Get Dangerous Cabbies Off the Road

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2014 | 8 Comments

Here are more highlights from Thursday’s City Council transportation committee budget hearing. Conan Freud, chief operating officer for the Taxi and Limousine Commission, said the agency is working on driver education, implementing technology, and increasing enforcement to improve driver safety. Freud said the TLC is looking to incentivize safe driving and remove unsafe cab drivers […]

Council Members Say DOT Needs Funds for Vision Zero, Bike-Share Expansion

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

City Council members today expressed strong support for Vision Zero, bike-share expansion, and other safe streets initiatives, but it’s not clear how they will be funded. At a transportation committee budget hearing, council members heard from the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the MTA, and DOT. Among other issues, reps from each agency were asked how […]

Council Reso Calls on Albany to Lower Citywide Speed Limit to 20 MPH

By Brad Aaron | Feb 26, 2014 | 2 Comments

Steve Levin and Ydanis Rodriguez today introduced a resolution calling on Albany to lower the citywide speed limit to 20 miles per hour, as proposed in legislation sponsored by Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell and state Senator Martin Dilan. “We have seen time and time again the pain inflicted on families as the result of crashes and we […]

More Highlights From Yesterday’s Vision Zero Hearing

By Stephen Miller | Feb 25, 2014 | 7 Comments

Yesterday’s four-hour City Council hearing on Vision Zero featured testimony from families of traffic violence victims, discussion of NYPD’s enforcement priorities, and Cy Vance’s office weighing in on how district attorneys should be involved in traffic justice. But not all of the testimony fit neatly into a theme or narrative. Here are some of the highlights […]

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